A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 17, and 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, and law enforcement, respectively, so as to discourage trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude and provide greater protections to persons subject to such crimes; to change provisions relating to compensation from the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board; to provide for notification of federal assistance for certain persons under the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights; to provide for training for law enforcement investigating crimes involving trafficking persons for labor or sexual servitude; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

By: Representatives Clark of the 98th, Ramsey of the 72nd, Cooke of the 18th, England of the 108th, Harden of the 28th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions for elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the collection of data pertaining to illegal and undocumented students; to amend Code Section 31-7-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the provision of data for research purposes by organizations rendering patient care, so as to provide for the collection of data pertaining to illegal and undocumented patients receiving treatment in hospitals; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

STATUS:
Feb/23/2011 - House Second Readers
Feb/22/2011 - House First Readers
Feb/17/2011 - House Hopper

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses, so as to provide that examinations for drivers' licenses shall be administered only in the English language; to provide for an exception; to provide a limit on the period for which a temporary license may be issued by examination in a language other than English; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

STATUS:
Feb/09/2011 - House Tabled
Feb/09/2011 - House Third Readers
Feb/03/2011 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Jan/27/2011 - House Second Readers
Jan/26/2011 - House First Readers
Jan/25/2011 - House Hopper

A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Georgia Public Works and Contractor Protection Act"; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security and immigration compliance, so as to redefine a certain term; to clarify certain provisions and requirements relating to public employers' verification of employee work eligibility; to require compliance by public entities and contractors and subcontractors; to provide for certain criminal and civil sanctions and penalties; to provide that only corporations approved under the IMAGE program of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall be allowed to bid on any public works contracts in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jails, so as to require all jails to participate in the federal Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities initiative; to require certain jurisdictions to enter into memorandums of agreement with the federal government under Section 287(g) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act; to provide sanctions for failure to do so; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

All but the smallest businesses in Georgia would have to keep illegal immigrants off of their payrolls under Republican-backed legislation that passed the state House of Representatives Thursday.

The bill, which passed 113-56 virtually along party lines, would require companies with five or more employees to enroll in a Web-based federal verification system to check on the immigration status of new hires.

The General Assembly enacted an E-Verify enrollment mandate in 2006. But that law only applies to businesses seeking government contracts.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to employment security, so as to provide that benefits under such chapter shall not be paid to noncitizens who are not employed legally; to provide that such payments shall not be made unless the noncitizen is present in this country legally at the time such payments are made; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances, penalties, publication of notice of conviction for persons convicted for the second time, and endangering a child, so as to provide that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs by a person who is an illegal alien is a felony; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.